Cult Car - The Ford Capri (DVD)

Advantages: Looked like an expensive sports car
Disadvantages: Didn't perform like an expensive sports car!

...~ ~ The title of this review ?The Car You Always Promised Yourself? was part of the Ford advertising campaign for the Ford Capri when it was first released back in the late 1960?s and early 1970?s. It was designed to appeal to the hearts (and loins) of a motoring public at the time when the best affordable cars the motoring public were being offered in the UK were awful dogs of automobiles like the Austin 1100, Hillman Avenger, and Morris Marina. Indeed, my one and only Ford Capri replaced a bloody dreadful Austin 1100, which was about as much fun to drive as a three-wheeled bicycle! ~ ~ The Ford Capri was produced at the old Ford Halewood factory in Liverpool, and also over in Germany, and when it was first unveiled to the public at the Brussels Motor Show in January, 1969 it caused a major sensation in the motoring press. Based... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap to run, plenty of room, 5 seats, good first car, cheap parts, widely available, large boot
Disadvantages: no power steering, slow going up a steep hill

...The 1.4 Ford Escort is quite a car in many ways. Featuring 5 doors, a large boot and a sun roof, this spacious car certainly has all the features. It pretty much has everything you find in a standard car, except power steering which can make moving when stationary a hard task. Being quite an old car means the Ford Escort is an ideal first car because the insurance is only around £60-£70 a month for someone aged 20-22. I was fully insured for my first year, as this is when most people have a few minor scrapes and bumps as they're new to the road. Then I moved onto third party fire and theft for my second year, as I had gained good experience and confidence from driving solidly for a year. The insurance came down to around £50 a month for my second year of driving. The windows are manual along with the doors, which require a key to open... Read review

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Advantages: Wicked looking, fast car
Disadvantages: Tail happy, hard to find a decent one

...Always loved capris but they arent without theyre faults, look great and certainly turn heads on the roads. The back ends tend to fishtail a bit too much especially in the rain, putting a bit of extra weight in the boot tends to solve this problem, very fun to powerslide though. Tickford also made a variation of this model but only ever made 100 of them, they are based on the 2.8i. You can expect to pick one up today at a reasonable price, youd probably be better fof getting one from ebay on the cheap and fixing it up yourself. The capri is made in britain which is a good point on its own, one of the best cars to roll off a british production line. Its speed still rivavls modern cards today with 0-60 being as fast as 6 seconds with a little help. The capris are quite high maintenance however rusting easily and the engines often... Read review

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